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Starmer resignation raises fresh questions for compliance reform

Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation has just been announced, triggering immediate speculation about what comes next in Westminster. For compliance teams, the short-term impact is likely to be limited. The longer-term consequences could be much more significant. Legislation does not pause because of a change in leadership. With Labour’s large parliamentary majority, the government’s broad policy […]

What’s new in Astute LXP – June 11th 2026 update (v3.5.4)

This month’s update continues our focus on Instructor-Led Training, plus reporting clarity and a handful of smaller refinements across the platform. Alongside the headline ILT work, we have made it easier to see pending changes on enrolment events and tidied up a number of areas across Risk Assessments and certificates, Quicker admin workflows Bug fixes […]

How much could a breach of the Employment Rights Act cost your business?

The Employment Rights Act 2025 changes the financial risk calculation for employers. For years, many tribunal risks were serious, but containable. Ordinary unfair dismissal had a qualifying period. Compensation was capped. Many claims had to be brought within three months. Harassment and whistleblowing sat in related, but legally distinct, risk categories. From January 2027, the […]

What will compliance look like in the 2030s? GRC experts weigh in 

Compliance is changing faster than many organisations can comfortably absorb. From AI becoming embedded into everyday business systems to cyber security becoming a board-level governance issue. Sanctions risk is shifting faster than geopolitics while third-party risk now touches data protection, human rights, modern slavery, supply chains and operational resilience. That was the focus of a […]

Germany’s corporate penalty reform: Prepare for bigger fines

Germany is preparing a significant change to the way companies are fined for corporate misconduct. The proposed reform would amend section 30 of the German Act on Regulatory Offences, known as the OWiG, increasing the maximum corporate fine and introducing statutory criteria for how those fines should be assessed. Although the legislative vehicle is Germany’s […]

May compliance news round-up

Major laws we’re tracking: UK regulatory update The King’s Speech on 13 May announced the current government’s legislative agenda for the next 18 months, assuming it survives that long. Notably there was no specific commitment to the SRA to FCA change for AML supervision and no race and disability pay gap reporting law. A significant […]

What’s new in Astute LXP – May 28th 2026 update (v3.5.3)

This month’s update brings continued polish across LXP Reporting, Instructor-Led Training, and day-to-day administration in Astute. Several changes focus on giving administrators clearer context in reporting and Risk Task views, and broader coverage of upcoming enrolments. We’ve also continued to refine Instructor-Led Training, with more flexibility in ILT communications and tighter controls around scheduling. Smaller […]

What the Crime and Policing Act’s senior attribution model means for law firms

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 should make law firms look again at how authority is exercised across the partnership. Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 replaces section 196 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and extends the senior manager attribution model beyond listed economic crimes to criminal offences […]